That's Entertainment

UPC: 012569592827

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: G   Contains:[Suitable for Children]

Summary: It's ironic that MGM, in such dire financial straits in 1974 that it was selling its fabled back lot and auctioning off artifacts from past movie triumphs, enjoyed one of its biggest box-office hits with That's Entertainment, a compilation of musical highlights from the studio's golden days. Onscreen hosts Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Peter Lawford, Liza Minnelli, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney, James Stewart, and Elizabeth Taylor introduce the various film clips while standing on what was left of the MGM lot (Rooney delivers his comments from the Andy Hardy street). The vignettes, in both color and black-and-white, include generous slices of such classic MGM songfests as The Wizard of Oz, Meet Me in St. Louis, An American in Paris, Singin' in the Rain, and Gigi. The film includes the montage of Mickey Rooney's "Let's put on a show!" speeches, Clark Gable hoofing to "Puttin' on the Ritz" in Idiot's Delight, and James Stewart (!) serenading Eleanor Powell from Easy to Love. Assembled by Jack Haley Jr., That's Entertainment proved such a hit that the 1976 sequel, That's Entertainment II, was a foregone conclusion. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Film, TV & Radio

Features: ccAll-new 30th anniversary digital transfer
Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1
Introduction by Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne
Theatrical trailer

That's Entertainment

Format: DVD

Release Date: 10/12/2004

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Alternate Wide Screen, 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DDS Dolby Digital Surround

Runtime: 135 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 -- Widescreen
1. Overture [3:14]
2. Singin' in the Rain [4:32]
3. The Broadway Melody [3:57]
4. Indian Love Call [3:47]
5. Begin the Beguine [4:16]
6. The Melody of Spring [4:32]
7. Thou Swell [2:59]
8. Abba Dabba Honeymoon [5:57]
9. Transition to Sound [4:19]
10. Reckless [4:46]
11. Dear Mr. Gable [2:57]
12. Mickey and Judy by Any Name [3:49]
13. Babes in Arms [4:22]
14. The Babbitt and the Bromide [4:35]
15. Heigh Ho [3:52]
16. You're All the World to Me [3:52]
17. Esther Williams [6:39]
18. I Wanna Be Loved by You [:24]
19. I Gotta Hear That Beat [3:30]
20. Cotton Blossom [5:52]
21. By Myself [5:09]
22. New York, New York [3:59]
23. Singin' in the Rain [2:32]
24. La Cucaracha [5:55]
25. You're Off to See the Wizard [4:05]
26. The Trolley Song [2:50]
27. Going Hollywood [4:33]
28. Hallelujah! [5:47]
29. Gigi [4:13]
30. An American in Paris Ballet [2:51]
31. End Credits [5:34]
32. Exit Music [2:26]
Side #2 -- Standard
1. Overture [3:14]
2. Singin' in the Rain [4:32]
3. The Broadway Melody [3:57]
4. Indian Love Call [3:46]
5. Begin the Beguine [4:16]
6. The Melody of Spring [4:32]
7. Thou Swell [2:58]
8. Abba Dabba Honeymoon [5:57]
9. Transition to Sound [4:19]
10. Reckless [4:46]
11. Dear Mr. Gable [2:56]
12. Mickey and Judy by Any Name [3:50]
13. Babes in Arms [4:22]
14. The Babbitt and the Bromide [4:35]
15. Heigh Ho [3:52]
16. You're All the World to Me [3:52]
17. Esther Williams [6:39]
18. I Wanna Be Loved by You [:25]
19. I Gotta Hear That Beat [3:30]
20. Cotton Blossom [5:53]
21. By Myself [5:09]
22. New York, New York [3:59]
23. Singin' in the Rain [2:32]
24. La Cucaracha [5:54]
25. You're Off to See the Wizard [4:05]
26. The Trolley Song [2:50]
27. Going Hollywood [4:33]
28. Hallelujah! [5:47]
29. Gigi [4:13]
30. An American in Paris Ballet [2:51]
31. End Credits [5:34]
32. Exit Music [2:26]

Cast and Crew: Joan Crawford  Actor 
Judy Garland  Actor 
Esther Williams  Actor 
Cary Grant  Actor 
Jack Haley, Jr.  Director 
Jack Haley, Jr.  Producer 
Jack Haley, Jr.  Screenwriter 
Henry Mancini  Composer (Music Score) 
Daniel Melnick  Executive Producer 
Fred Astaire  Actor 
Bing Crosby  Actor 
Gene Kelly  Actor 
Frank Sinatra  Actor 
Donald O'Connor  Actor 
Elizabeth Taylor  Actor 
Liza Minnelli  Actor 
James Stewart  Actor 
Mickey Rooney  Actor 
Debbie Reynolds  Actor 
Peter Lawford  Actor 

Country: USA